TEHRAN – Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei commended the Iraqi government and nation for hosting millions of pilgrims during Arbaeen, hailing the huge turnout in the event as a sign of the Muslim world’s growing willingness to pursue sacred goals. In a meeting with a group of cultural officials in Tehran […]

TEHRAN  – Iranian First Vice-President Eshaq Jahangiri arrived in the Iraqi city of Najaf on Thursday to attend an annual procession of Shiite Muslims in commemoration of Arbaeen, the 40th day after the martyrdom anniversary of Imam Hussein (AS). Heading a delegation, including Minister of Sports and Youth Affairs Masoud Soltanifar, Jahangiri has travelled to […]

Iranian Industry Minister Shariatmadari, while in Iraq, met and talked with Governor of Central Bank of Iraq, Ali Mohsen Al-Allaq. Iranian Minister of Industries, Mining and Trade Mohammad Shariatmadari, in line with his earlier talks with a number of senior Iraqi officials, attended a meeting with Ali Mohsen Al-Allaq, Governor of Central Bank of Iraq. […]

TEHRAN – The President of Iraq’s Sunni Endowment cautioned the Muslim Ummah (community) about the “blind sedition” and terrorist mercenaries that have targeted the region’s stability and security. In an address to the second edition of the international conference of resistance scholars, which kicked off in Beirut on Wednesday, Sheikh Abdul Latif al-Hamim said a […]

TEHRAN  – Iraqi Kurdish leader Masoud Barzani on Sunday confirmed his intention to step down on Nov. 1 and asked the Kurdish parliament to take measures to fill the presidential power vacuum. The region’s parliament, which is meeting in the Kurdish capital Erbil, was told that Barzani had sent a letter saying he would not […]

TERHAN – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Thursday underlined the country’s support for Iraq’s territorial integrity and called for improvement of the ties between Tehran and Baghdad. “The Islamic Republic of Iran has always sided and will continue to side with the Iraqi government and nation on their path of fighting terrorism and boosting national […]

TEHRAN – Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov asserted that Moscow is committed to Iraq’s territorial integrity, RIA News Agency reported. The Russian diplomat’s remarks were made at a meeting with his Iraqi counterpart Ibrahim al Jaafari. Lavrov also said Russia is seeking to achieve the common objective of defeating international terrorism in both Syria and […]

TEHRAN  – The spokesman for US-backed forces fighting Daesh (also known as ISIS or ISIL) militants in Syria says the fighters are removing land mines and clearing main roads in the city of Raqqa, a day after they announced it was captured. According to the Associated Press, Mustafa Bali, the Syrian Democratic Forces spokesman, says […]

TEHRAN – The largest group in the Iraqi parliament has expressed its support for the Baghdad government, according to a statement from the Prime Ministry’s Press Office on Saturday. Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi met the president and members of Iraqi parliament’s largest Sunni group, Sunni Iraqi Forces Coalition (IFC), the statement added. Al-Abadi has […]

Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi has denied an attack plan against the positions of Kurdish Peshmerga forces amid ongoing tensions between the central government in Baghdad and authorities of the Iraqi Kurdistan Region. “We are not going to use our army to fight our people or to make war on our Kurdish citizens or others,” […]